DeMar DeRozan Impresses NBA Fans as Zach LaVine, Bulls Beat Scottie Barnes, Raptors

Andrew PetersJanuary 19, 2024

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DeMar DeRozan led the Chicago Bulls to a narrow 116-110 over his former team, the Toronto Raptors, Tuesday night.

DeRozan had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists on the night, putting the team on his back with his co-star, Zach LaVine, having a quiet night with just eight points.

DeRozan was huge down the stretch for Chicago, hitting a go-ahead shot in the clutch. The performance reminded Raptors fans just how good of a scorer DeRozan can be.

NBA on TNT @NBAonTNTCLUTCH DeRozan jumper down the stretch for the Bulls 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8Ihc1t1vtw

NBA @NBADeMar DeRozan pump fakes and gets the and-1 💪

Bulls-Raptors | Live on TNT pic.twitter.com/9g6R3bSGBd

BZ @BZ102019Demar Derozan #bulls pic.twitter.com/VtfJDQU5wa

Mouth Of The North @ReeceReportDeMar DeRozan is still a professional scorer. #WeTheNorth

SSN- Chicago Bulls 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 @SSN_BullsDEMAR DEROZAN

JOEY🇭🇹 @CashmereStarDerozan hit quickly with the Kobe fake

Mezziah905 @mezziah905Derozan is the MASTER of the pump fake

Chicago Bulls France 🇫🇷 @bullsfrKing in the fourth
King in the north
King DeRozan. 👑 pic.twitter.com/aBHfZQbZfc

Duncan White @Duncan_White14DeRozan and Vucevic were huge in this one

Timely buckets and Vuc just dominated the paint all game https://t.co/fm0moZQvJ6

Logan Schubert @LoShuLSQBulls fans rightfully so, feel a lot of ways about the team but Chicago loves Demar DeRozan

With the win, the Bulls improve to 20-23 on the season, and they’ve now won five of their last seven games. Sitting in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, Chicago is still very much in the playoff race, but it will need more big performances from DeRozan heading into the second half of the season.